Spectators and security personnel take shelter under plastic sheets amid rainfall during the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations, at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Delhi on Saturday (January 24, 2026) witnessed sharp drop in temperatures and a slight improvement in air quality after the spell of rain a day ago. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Safdarjung station recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degrees above the season’s normal, marking a sharp fall from Friday’s low of 13.7 degrees Celsius, which was the highest in four years. Among the other major stations, Palam and Lodhi Road both saw minimum temperatures of 6.8 degree Celsius, while The Ridge recorded 6.6 degrees and Ayanagar 6 degrees Celsius, the coldest. The air quality saw a slight improvement on Saturday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 256, in the ‘poor’ category, against 293 on Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app. The air quality …